gravillon

French

Etymology

Ca. 1571. From grave, gravier (“grit”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “check, expand, see fr:gravier”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁa.vi.jɔ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophone: gravillons

Noun

gravillon m (plural gravillons)

1. fine grit, grains of stone of between six and twenty millimeters diameter

   Synonym: mignonnette

   Couvrir les allées de gravillons c'est économique mais cela demande de l'entretien.

   Covering the lanes with grit is cheap, but it demands maintenance.

Derived terms

• gravillonner
• gravillonneur
• gravillonneuse

Related terms

• gravier

Further reading

• “gravillon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.